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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Christina Rosendahl

Producer:

Jonas Frederiksen

Writer:

Kristian Bang Foss, Dunja Gry Jensen

Release Date:

Mar 26, 2021

Runtime:

1hr 55m

Synopsis

At the beginning of World War II, when the Germans invade Denmark in 1940, the Danish ambassador to America declares himself to be the only true representative of the free Danish people.

Cast

  • Burn Gorman
  • Ross McCall
  • Ulrich Thomsen
  • Denise Gough
  • Zoë Tapper
  • Pixie Davies
  • Henry Goodman
  • Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
  • Levente Puczkó-Smith
  • Nicholas Blane

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  • Aug 14, 2020

    Det politiske aspekt af historien er det klart mest interessante i denne film. Ulrich Thomsen og Mikkel Boe Følsgaard brillere i deres roller, hvor deres scener sammen skiller sig positivt ud. Den personlige fortælling om Henriks privatliv ødelægger filmen for mit…

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    mm96
    mm96
    May 28, 2021

    Ulrich Thomsen spielt in diesem Streifen den dänischen Botschafter in Washington. Es geht dabei kurzgesagt um die Besetzung Dänemarks im 2. Weltkrieg. Ohne Frage eine fazinierende Geschichte und der Cast ist sehenswert. Leider versinkt der Film zu oft in das Privatleben…

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    Jannik1887
    Jannik1887
    Aug 7, 2020

    Historical movies is probably the genre that the Danish moviegoers love the most. Narrow the field down to tales about World War II and you're almost guaranteed good numbers at the box office. Tales like 'April 9th', 'This Life' and 'Land of Mine' all tells stories about…

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    Emil Andersen
    Emil Andersen
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    Jan 13, 2021

    Christina Rosendahl’s Vores mand i Amerika tells quite a fascinating true story, but what I’ll take away from it is neither the plot nor the characters as much as the feel of the film, its aesthetic qualities and technical details.  First of all the sound. I could sit…

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    benjamin henriksen
    benjamin henriksen
    Oct 24, 2023

    Flæskenheimer

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    leo rechter
    leo rechter
    Jan 16, 2022

    ¿Puede un traidor a su país ser un buen tío? (mas o menos), pues aquí se demuestra que sí. Esta narrada con sobriedad y sin aspavientos, quizá un poco descafeinada para mi gusto pero aun así interesante, sobre todo por el final que tuvo, lo cual se ve nada más empezar.…

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    Tarod 🎬 🍿
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    Aug 28, 2020

    Før filmen var jeg vidne til et halvanden times foredrag med Christina Rosendahl (instruktøren), Peter Albrechtsen (lyddesigneren) og komponisten (Jonas Struck), der gik ‘virkelig meget’ i dybde med arbejdet på filmen.. Dette gav for mig ‘Vores mand i Amerika’, en ekstra…

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    Nicolai Bisgaard Kristiansen
    Nicolai Bisgaard Kristiansen
    Dec 15, 2025

    The overlay of audio was crazy 😭 really put things into perspective Gorman looked SO good in this film that overlay or whatever did him so well

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    nothing2fear
    nothing2fear
    Sep 8, 2024

    Very interesting to learn more about Denmark’s position during WW2. This story talks about the real life Danish ambassador in Washington who, compared to the Danish government, was against the neutrality of the country during its occupation by Germany. This is a must watch…

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    CleopheeCaillet
    CleopheeCaillet
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    More time spent on love triangle than the fascinating dilemma of being the head of a government in exile. Too soap operish for me. ​​​​​​​​​

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Apr 16, 2021

No doubt Henrik Kauffmann (Ulrich Thomsen), the Danish ambassador to the United States during Nazi-occupied Denmark, was good. But The Good Traitor, the pseudo-docudrama depicting his life is sadly not.

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Thom Ernst
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Mar 25, 2021

Rosendahl’s framing complicates any “great man” narrative of the period, and shows how the energies of public and private worlds course back and forth.

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Metacritic review by Nicolas Rapold
Nicolas Rapold
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Mar 23, 2021

The Good Traitor is still a solid movie for history buffs and does contain several moments of genuine style, making it well worth the watch.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is The Good Traitor (2021)?
The movie is 1hr 55min long.
What's The Good Traitor (2021) about?
At the beginning of World War II, when the Germans invade Denmark in 1940, the Danish ambassador to America declares himself to be the only true representative of the free Danish people.
Who's the cast of The Good Traitor (2021)?
  • Burn Gorman as Berle
  • Ross McCall as Mason Sears
  • Ulrich Thomsen as Henrik Kauffmann
  • Denise Gough as Charlotte Kauffmann
  • Zoë Tapper as Zilla Sears
  • Pixie Davies as Poppin Sears
  • Henry Goodman as Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Mikkel Boe Følsgaard as Povl Bang-Jensen
  • Levente Puczkó-Smith as Neighbour's son
  • Nicholas Blane as Winston Churchill
Who's the director behind The Good Traitor (2021)?
Christina Rosendahl directed The Good Traitor (2021).
Who produced The Good Traitor (2021)?
Jonas Frederiksen produced The Good Traitor (2021).